Human Resources Project Manager

ENGINEERINGUK; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Project Manager to lead national projects within the 21st Century Maintenance programme. This role involves managing cross-functional teams, ensuring effective delivery of project objectives, and engaging with stakeholders at all levels. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in transforming services across the railway network. If you thrive in complex environments and are passionate about driving change, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible/hybrid working arrangements

28 days annual leave plus statutory days

75% subsidy on train tickets

Defined benefit pension scheme

Interest-free travel loan

Volunteer leave

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects end-to-end with successful delivery.
• Ability to synthesize information and evaluate data effectively.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the delivery of national projects across the 21st Century Maintenance programme.
• Manage communication and stakeholder engagement for project success.

Skills

Project Management

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Negotiation Skills

Education

Project Management Certification

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

JIRA

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About Network Rail

Join Our Team at Network Rail!

Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country.

We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone.

Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!

Brief Description

• Duration: Permanent, t his role is a full-time opportunity, flexible working patterns will be considered.
• Location: This role is based in The Quadrant:MK. You must live within 90 minutes of the office or be willing to self-relocate.
• Band & Salary: 3B £46,701 - £ 52,538 per annum, Any salary offered will be within the advertised salary range and is subject to experience.

About the role (External)

About the team..

The Systems Thinking Team Partnership works across Network Rail and the Industry, transforming the way in which services are delivered. We use a rapid and profound approach to enable teams, functions, and business areas to understand their challenges, designing and implementing more effective services. Our mission is to help the business and Industry improve. This role is an opportunity to be at the heart of a team who are striving with the business to deliver and embed vital systemic solutions to some of the biggest challenges.

Our largest programme, 21 st Century Maintenance, impacts Network Rail's entire national Maintenance organisation. Maintenance is responsible for the day-to-day upkeep of the network; it supports the operations and project teams by making sure every part of the infrastructure - such as signals and power supplies, or assets such as track and bridges - is maintained and in good working order. There are over 20,000 Maintenance staff, spread across 38 Delivery Units around the network.

The objective of the 21 st Century Maintenance programme is to develop Maintenance Delivery Units (MDUs) that are excelling in delivering the right work at the right time, with the right people and skills, and with the best facilities, where the full toolkit of technological solutions, leadership training, and optimal organisational structures can be deployed. MDUs will drive best practice, enabling Routes to become intelligent clients, shaping national programmes, and supporting services of the future.

Who are we looking for?

To be successful in this role you'll need to be able to synthesise information and data quickly and effectively evaluate it. You'll need to have had experience managing projects end-to-end, leading to successful delivery of objectives. You'll enjoy the opportunity to work with colleagues at all levels and need to create and execute a rapid deployment approach for solutions. Working at pace, you'll always need to be thinking ahead of the team to next steps, to lead and drive the project to meet deliverables.

Key attributes:

• Enjoys complexity: You find navigating the intricacies of large-scale projects invigorating and have a knack for simplifying the complex.
• Innovative: You are not satisfied with the status quo and constantly seek out innovative solutions to enhance project outcomes.
• Strong communicator: You can convey complex information clearly and concisely to stakeholders at all levels.
• Agile: You can adapt to rapidly changing environments and pivot project direction as needed without losing momentum.

What does the average day look like?

As Project Manager, you'll be responsible for the delivery of national projects across the 21 st Century Maintenance programme. This includes setting them up for success by agreeing remits, developing project plans, managing communication and stakeholder engagement, resource management, providing oversight of progress and, most importantly, enabling the deployment of solutions. Dependent on the scale of the projects, you may be managing several projects at any one time.

A key part of our approach to business change is that we partner with those that are closest to the work. Therefore, given that the programme will impact stakeholders nationally, some projects will require you to travel to Network Rail sites around the country when appropriate. This requires flexibility with travel and potentially some overnight stays.

Essential Criteria

• Demonstrable knowledge of project and programme management methodologies
• Experience of managing cross functional teams in a client-focused environment with evidence of enabling the team to meet challenging deadlines
• Proven influencing, negotiation and relationship building/partnering skills (with both internal customers and external suppliers)
• Proven commercial and business management skills with good data analysis and reporting skills
• Successful employee and industrial relations experience

How to apply (External)

• Contact: If you have any questions about the role or if you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact Recruitment Support ( [e-mail] ) and please ensure that you have the IREC number for this role (IRC2316046) as you will require it.
• Closing date: 18th of May 2025 On occasions, we may need to close the advert early based upon application volumes. Late applications may not be accepted.
• Next Steps: Interviews will be held W/C 9 th June 2025, depending on business requirements.

Some of our great benefits:

Flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered.

Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.

Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.

Defined benefit pension scheme

75% subsidy on train tickets.

️ Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.

️ Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.

Plus more....

BPSS

As an arm's length department of the UK Government, Network Rail is required to comply with a well-established pre-employment vetting process for all prospective employees. Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks require prospective employees of Network Rail to meet the following requirements.

• Provide eligibility to work in the UK and identity documentation
• Complete a satisfactory 3-year employment history check
• Complete a satisfactory unspent criminal conviction disclosure check for more information regarding BPSS pre-employment related checks, please visit the UK Government website for further information - UK Government - BPSS Checks

Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or another factor.

Company

Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities.

From our commitments to your development, our range of benefits and our approach to Diversity & Inclusion, we believe there are many reasons to join the team at Network Rail.

We’re proactive in empowering employees with the knowledge to help them progress. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious, and offer great training and career development opportunities. As the railway becomes bigger and more technologically advanced, it’s crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead.

We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of the railway.

We also know that it’s vital to get each individual’s training programme just right. As well as helping us to meet our immediate needs, we believe this is an approach that encourages people to stay with us and develop their careers.

Your health, wellbeing and benefits

We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn’t just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe, that should come first.

We provide access to support services such as our employee assistance program to help you with finances, family, health and wellbeing. In addition to this, we offer excellent benefits, are sensitive to work-life balance and encourage our employees to use their 5 volunteer days for their favourite causes.

We have a range of benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave entitlement.
• My benefits – Our discounted online shopping site.
• A range of discounted offers including, childcare vouchers, Healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits.
• Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets.
• A range of pension schemes.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.

What Diversity and Inclusion means to us

‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.

Our aspiration is that the behaviours and actions that support diversity and inclusion will come from the conviction of everyone here at Network Rail – making diversity and inclusion a conscious part of how we run our business throughout Britain.

Disability Confident Leader

Network Rail is an accreditedDisability Confident Leader . This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.

Find out more about our recruitment processhere

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